Paradise Winks to a Fallen Prey

Our ignorance, sins, and low lineage are no barriers for us to to greet His Beloved— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon

I greeted the learned sage
‘You lack in knowledge’,
Replied he

I greeted the revered saint
‘With sins is your soul taint’,
Replied he

I greeted the ennobled king
‘Lowly is your lineage’,
Replied he

Ignored and humbled
Shunned and scorned
Mocked and maligned
I melted to be naught

And then when I regained
My conscious had I earned
I whispered a greet of Love
To the Sultan of ‘Then’ and ‘Now’

No sooner had I uttered
Than a celestial bliss shrouded:

Angels fluttered
Fairies hovered
Fantasies flashed
Paradise winked

I cried in sheer disbelief
‘So worthy this rotten leaf’?

My ignorance,
Sins, and lineage
Barriers are they not-
To greet the Praiseworthy?

He is the emperor
of knowledge

Saints are but dust
In that Divine Dune

If nobility be a jungle
He is the fabled Lion

Yet, he honored with love
Replying to this fallen prey

June 11 2021